DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer with expertise in cloud-based environments, automation, continuous monitoring, and cybersecurity. The ideal candidate will focus on the creation of the Impact Level 6 environment, operational stability, security, and performance of infrastructure and applications while driving the adoption of modern DevOps practices. This role is critical to support day-to-day system operations in an IL6 environment and ensuring compliance with industry security standards and organizational requirements.  The position is located in Huntsville, Al. 

The DevOps Engineer will play a central role in creating and maintaining a cloud based IL6 Environment using proven templates created in IL5. Key responsibilities include ensuring critical systems remain resilient, implementing robust security controls, and improving system performance and delivery pipelines for production environments.

Key Focus Areas:

• Environment creation: Uplift cloud environment from Impact Level 5 to Impact Level 6. Creation of the AppFac and all supporting tools in impact level 6.
• System Maintenance and Cybersecurity: Manage and secure Linux and Windows systems, addressing vulnerabilities to maintain compliance with cyber risk frameworks.
• Automation: Drive efficiency by designing IaC workflows, automating configurations, and streamlining manual tasks for system maintenance and deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Continuous Monitoring & Troubleshooting:
  • Implement tools and processes for the continuous monitoring of infrastructure, pipelines, and applications.
  • Use monitoring and logging platforms to analyze system health and performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve incidents quickly.
  • Contribute to essential maintenance of the platforms by weekly upgrading and patching of the application factory and its underlying infrastructure.
• Linux & Windows Maintenance:
  • Creation of Cloud Based environment in Impact Level 6
  • Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot both Linux and Windows systems, ensuring peak performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Perform regular patches, upgrades, and system hardening to address vulnerabilities and improve overall system security.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring compliance with security policies and best practices.
  • Automate configurations for sustainable management at build time of the environment.
• Infrastructure Automation:
  • Uplift and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Gitlab, Packer, Terraform, Ansible, bash and python scripts.
  • Perform updates, patches, and cyber review for self-hosted Amazon AMI with focus on automation and hardening of components.
• DevOps Pipeline Enhancement:
  • Creation of Application Factory Pipeline in Impact Level 6 to emulate an existing pipeline in Impact Level 5
  • Collaborate with devops and development teams to ensure uptime and smooth usage of pipelines for application development in Gitlab 
  • Perform continuous patching of pipeline tools to ensure cybersecurity standards are maintained.
• Cybersecurity/Compliance:
  • Apply a security-first mindset to all aspects of environment and pipeline management.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediate risks through patching, configuration, and process improvement.
  • Ensure systems and processes adhere to compliance frameworks, including CIS, NIST, ISO, and DoD regulations for air gapped IL5 environments.

Implement security controls such as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), secure namespaces, and strong monitoring/auditing pr

Must have at least five years overall experience , with a BS degree

1. Must have a secret clearance but TS is preferred.
2. Must have a Security Plus or any other credential that meets IAT Level 2
3. Must be located in Huntsville, AL
4. Mid-Senior level Engineer that has worked in AWS cloud, Cloud Automation, Kubernetes, and has good troubleshooting abilities.